The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has reaffirmed its commitment to support Nigeria fight the menace of terrorism through the implementation its counter terrorism strategy.
A statement issued by the Communications Division of the ECOWAS commission on behalf of the President of the Commission, Marcel de Souza, made available to BusinessDay on Thursday, said the president stressed this commitment in a condolence message to the Nigerian government, following Tuesday’s suicide attack that killed over 50 people and injured many others during morning prayers at a mosque in Mubi, Adamawa, north east Nigeria.
“We learned with dismay and indignation of the suicide attack perpetrated on the 21st November 2017, by a teenager, at a mosque in the town of Mubi, Adamawa Nigeria State. According to different sources, the initial death toll is said to be at least fifty (50) people with dozens injured.
“The ECOWAS Commission strongly condemns this terrorist attack and expresses its support as well as its solidarity to Nigeria and to the Joint Multinational Task Force, which has spared no effort to rid the Lake Chad basin of terrorist groups,” the statement said.
The statement added that the President of the commission under these sad circumstances, expressed his most sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wished the injured a very swift recovery. He equally expressed his strong compassion, as well as that of the West African community, to the President and people of the Federal Republic Nigeria.
